“TUF: Brazil” was the first international edition of the long-running reality competition series. The show, which featured coaches Silva and Vitor Belfort, debuted in March and aired on Globo in Brazil. In the U.S., the show streamed the same week on TUF.tv, and FUEL TV later carried it.

Following “TUF: Brazil 2,” Nogueira and Werdum will fight in the traditional season-ending coaches’ fight, though an exact date hasn’t been finalized. That bout will be a rematch between the two; Nogueira beat Werdum by decision at a 2006 PRIDE event in the first round of an open-weight grand prix.

Nogueira, who also coached “TUF 8,” is coming off a submission victory over Dave Herman at UFC 153 in Rio, though he hasn’t posted back-to-back wins in nearly five years. Werdum returned to the UFC earlier this year after a 3-1 stint with Strikeforce, where he upset Antonio Silva and Fedor Emelianenko. He’s now on a 5-1 run, including a TKO win over Mike Russow at UFC 147 in Brazil in June.

(UPDATED on 11/6/12 at 11:30 a.m. ET. According to Globo, Luiz Dorea has taken a coaching slot originally reserved for Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, who was forced off the show to prepare for his UFC 156 bout with Rashad Evans.)

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